Plinio Ottaviano

Plinio Ottaviano (1909-1947) was a Stracci crime family soldato who was murdered by Corleone crime family enforcer Aldo Trapani during the Five Families War.

Biography
Plinio Ottaviano was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York in 1909 to a family of mixed Italian and African-American heritage. While his black ancestry was looked down upon by the Stracci crime family, he proved himself to be an able errand boy for Leon Grossi, making deliveries and pick-ups for Grossi's explosives racket. By 1947, during the Five Families War, he was using his warehouse in Hell's Kitchen to sell explosives to a number of local gangs to help them fight against the rival Corleone crime family. Corleone soldato Angelo Granelli decided to have Ottaviano murdered, believing him to be a madman and a serious threat. Aldo Trapani drove from Corcoran's Perch in Midtown (where he had met with Granelli) to 44th Street, from which he was able to look down upon Ottaviano and his bodyguards. He shot the bodyguards dead before moving around the block to 46th Street, from which he was able to throw a Molotov cocktail at Ottaviano and burn him to death.